{"id":146,"date":"2016-12-16T04:29:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T04:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=146"},"modified":"2016-12-19T04:29:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T04:29:51","slug":"genesee-county-sheriffs-office-announces-2016-departmental-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2016\/12\/16\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-announces-2016-departmental-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office Announces 2016 Departmental Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nFt1QdkNow\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>GENESEE COUNTY<\/p>\n<p>Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office Announces 2016 Departmental Awards<\/p>\n<p>Press release<\/p>\n<p>OFFICER OF THE YEAR \u2013 DEPUTY SHERIFF PATRICK J. REEVES<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Patrick J. Reeves has distinguished himself as a dedicated officer whose work over this past year<\/p>\n<p>has been exceptional. He has assumed the responsibility for service of virtually all civil processes while<\/p>\n<p>managing to actively work traffic enforcement, issuing a significant number of traffic summonses and<\/p>\n<p>initiating several felony arrests. He is an active Drug Recognition Expert and a Firearms Instructor who, this year, was instrumental in initiating and coordinating the upgrade to our patrol rifles. He is never too busy to help out or fill in wherever needed and to mentor our many younger deputies. He routinely donates his own time for the good of this Office. As he approaches his 20th year as a Deputy Sheriff, he shows no sign of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Patrick J. Reeves has brought great credit upon himself and the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and most deserves to be named Officer of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD \u2013 SHERIFF GARY T. MAHA<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Gary T. Maha has distinguished himself as a member of the Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Forty-nine years ago, Sheriff Maha was hired as a Deputy Sheriff and has worked his way up through the ranks to Investigator, Senior Investigator, Chief Deputy and has been the Sheriff of Genesee County for over 29 years. He has served on numerous councils, committees, and associations at the county, state and national level. Sheriff Maha has dedicated his career to the Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the residents of Genesee County. As recognition of his contribution to public safety, he was awarded the Sheriff Grover Cleveland Award by the New York State Sheriffs\u2019 Association in 2016; only the fifth Sheriff in New York to earn this award.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Gary T. Maha\u2019s service over four decades reflects great credit upon himself and the Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>LONGEVITY AWARDS<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Nathan L. Fix 10 years<\/p>\n<p>Part-Time Jail Cook Lynn Jakubowski 10<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher John W. Spencer 10<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Howard J. Carlson 10<\/p>\n<p>Systems Specialist R. William Oliver 10<\/p>\n<p>Community Services\/Victims Counselor Rosanne M. Smart 10<\/p>\n<p>Sr. Correction Officer Kevin D. Wolff 15<\/p>\n<p>Correction Officer Philip A. Mangefrida 15<\/p>\n<p>Correction Officer Anthony J. Ridder 15<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Cory W. Mower 20<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Eric K. Seppala 20<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Brian M. Frieday 20<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Reeves 20<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Brian A. Thompson 25<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant John L. Baiocco 25<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Ronald E. Meides 25<\/p>\n<p>Communications Coordinator Russell L. Lang 30<\/p>\n<p>Senior Emergency Services Dispatcher Barbara J. Eddy 35<\/p>\n<p>CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION<\/p>\n<p>Senior Emergency Services Dispatcher Michael T. Sheflin<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Lynn B. Riccobono<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Steven L. Robinson<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Peggy D. Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Michael Merritt<\/p>\n<p>Genesee Justice Financial Management Assistant Tammy M. Schmidt<\/p>\n<p>New York State Trooper Thomas C. Shamp<\/p>\n<p>IT Systems Specialist R. William Oliver<\/p>\n<p>Alvi Castro<\/p>\n<p>COMMENDATION<\/p>\n<p>Correction Officer Kelly P. Creegan 1ST Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Robert C. Henning 1ST Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Ryan M. DeLong 1ST and 2nd Commendations<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Beth A. Hynes 2nd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Senior Correction Officer Darrell J. Klein 2nd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Senior Correction Officer Kevin D. Wolff 2nd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Christopher A. Parker 2nd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Investigator James M. Diehl 3rd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Howard J. Carlson 3rd Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Senior Correction Officer Robert W. Mattice 4th Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Communications Coordinator Russell L. Lang 5th Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Eric K. Seppala 5th Commendation<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Jason E. Saile 5th Commendation<\/p>\n<p>MERITORIOUS<\/p>\n<p>Senior Correction Officer Matthew R. Burgett 1ST Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Emergency Services Dispatcher Andrew K. Merkel 1ST Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Senior Emergency Services Dispatcher Michael T. Sheflin 1ST Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Kevin R. McCarthy 1ST Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Sheriff Andrew B. Hale 1ST Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Senior Correction Officer Peter M. Hoy 2nd Meritorious<\/p>\n<p>Investigator Joseph M. Graff 2nd Meritorious<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENESEE COUNTY Genesee County Sheriff\u2019s Office Announces 2016 Departmental Awards Press release OFFICER OF THE YEAR \u2013 DEPUTY SHERIFF PATRICK J. REEVES Deputy Patrick J. Reeves has distinguished himself as a dedicated officer whose work over this past year has been exceptional. He has assumed the responsibility for service of \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2016\/12\/16\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-announces-2016-departmental-awards\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[37,36,35],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-37","tag-awards","tag-genesee-county-sheriffs-dept"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-2m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66163,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/18\/genesee-county-deputy-sheriff-patrick-j-reeves-retires-after-29-1-2-years-of-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":146,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. 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